Basic water treatment for application world-wide describes the type of operating conditions that treatment works may have to meet and will help those who are designing plants for construction in unfamiliar countries. George Smethurst gives practical hints on operation which will be of value to engineers in the field who will also find guidance on the correction of plant weaknesses and the planning of future extensions. Recognizing the importance of settling basins in plant performance it deals exhaustively with many of the types avilable. A minimum amount of time is spent in repeating material readily available in other works of reference or manufacturers literature. Basic water treatment explores the areas where engineers in the field should do things for themselves and the areas where they should seek advice and above all it stresses the importance of simple solutions, cheap to build and easy to maintain.